Open AccessImaging the polarization of a light field
Author(s) -
Roshita Ramkhalawon,
Thomas G. Brown,
Miguel A. Alonso
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.004106
Subject(s) - optics , polarization (electrochemistry) , a priori and a posteriori , photon , physics , photon polarization , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology
We describe and analyze a method by which an optical polarization state is mapped to an image sensor. When placed in a Bayesian framework, the analysis allows a priori information about the polarization state to be introduced into the measurement. We show that when such a measurement is applied to a single photon, it eliminates exactly one fully polarized state, offering an important insight about the information gained from a single photon polarization measurement.